US reacts as India summons diplomat, speaks on Kejriwal's arrest, Cong bank accounts, ‘don't think anyone should…’ (www.livemint.com)
Luis Rubiales faces 30 month jail sentence for Jenni Hermoso kiss (www.theguardian.com)
Luis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail...
Monitoring closely: US reacts to India summoning its diplomat over criticism of Kejriwal's arrest. (i.imgur.com)
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Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London (www.politico.eu)
Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections (www.nytimes.com)
Russia has intensified its online efforts to derail military funding for Ukraine in the United States and Europe, largely by using harder-to-trace technologies to amplify arguments for isolationism ahead of the U.S. elections, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments....
State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy (www.theguardian.com)
A human rights official has resigned from the US state department over Gaza saying the Biden administration is flouting US law by continuing to arm Israel, and is hushing up evidence that the US had seen on Israeli human rights abuses.
Argentina claims to be sheltering Venezuelan opposition leaders in embassy (www.aljazeera.com)
Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes (www.theguardian.com)
Hunter Biden to seek dismissal of tax charges he argues are politically motivated (www.google.com)
Macron rattled as EU election defeat looms (www.politico.eu)
French President Emmanuel Macron is turning up the heat on his lieutenants ahead of the European election as the far-right National Rally continues to build on its seemingly unstoppable momentum....
UK High Court puts Assange on the brink of extradition to the United States (www.wsws.org)
US urges allies to bar firms from servicing key chipmaking tools for China (www.reuters.com)
India to spend $3.7 bln to fence Myanmar border, source says (www.reuters.com)
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Israeli settlers call for UN agency’s closure in Jerusalem protest (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Israeli settlers and rightwing activists have protested by again blocking the entrances of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) office in Jerusalem and calling for the body’s closure....
Samsung Pay to stop working with Russia's Mir payment system from April 3 - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Much of Putin's inner circle thinks Ukraine had nothing to do with the Moscow terror attack, badly undermining him, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin’s inner circle isn’t buying his claim that Kyiv is connected to the Moscow terror attack, Bloomberg reported....
Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks (wapo.st)
Haitians Don’t Need More “Dumbasses” From the US State Department Weighing In on the Crisis (www.thenation.com)
In 2021, envoy Foote started to work with this coalition, which was called the Montana Accord and eventually included some 650 organizations and individuals—labor unions, community organizations, Catholic and Protestant churches, women’s groups, chambers of commerce, and a range of political groups. The State Department...
Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others....
Japan nappy maker shifts from babies to adults (www.bbc.com)
Israeli source of "executed children" lie admits story was untrue (electronicintifada.net)
'We're not only here to fuck Hamas': How Israeli militarism took over online dating (www.haaretz.com)
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Homes in England are more cramped than ones in New York City and offer the worst value for money in the developed world (fortune.com)
Homes in England are more cramped than those in New York City, according to new analysis that showed UK property offers the worst value for money in the developed world....
Watch: Cocaine haul found after high-speed boat chase off Colombia (www.bbc.com)
Footage released by Colombian armed forces show them chasing a boat laden with tonnes of cocaine off the coast of San Andres island....
Money flowing out of London stock market at a record pace, new figures show (www.standard.co.uk)
Money is flowing out of the London equities at a faster pace than ever, despite government efforts to boost the stock market....
